[Dilworthian] Sept. 25 issue

Wed Sep 23 14:27:32 PDT 2009

The Dilworthian

September 25, 2009

Eric Jones

Eric Jones

Club Installs Eric Jones as Member

President Dale Harrold installed Eric Jones as a member at the Club’s Sept.
18 meeting.  Eric, CEO of Cornerstone Real Estate Group, Inc., was sponsored
by Frank Kiker.  He has known Frank for about 13 years and Frank has brought
Eric as a guest a number of times. Eric felt that Rotary’s goals and mission
fit with community service he was already performing.

A native of Charlotte, he was graduated from East Mecklenburg High School
and attended Livingstone College in Salisbury and UNCC.  He worked as an
officer with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department for four years.

He enjoys spending time with his wife, Leanna, and their four sons, Elijah,
8; twins Josiah and Jalen, 7; and Joshua, 2.  He also enjoys mentoring young
boys at Elizabeth Traditional School.  

Other interests are playing basketball and chess, writing poetry and working
on his 1967 Chevelle SS.

DilWorth Noting

Club Fundraiser Scheduled Nov. 4

Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Club's fundraiser will be held on
November 4, 2009 and promises to be fun for all.  Restaurants will
contribute a portion of their receipts to Dilworth Charities on that date in
exchange for publicity encouraging Rotarians in our District to eat out in
these restaurants.  Information about the event will be shared by email and
newspaper.

Dilworthians will be asked to forward an email invitation to their friends,
to eat out at one (or more) of the restaurants included, and to encourage
their friends and family to join them! This year the event will be limited
to fifteen restaurants with the hope that we can make a difference in
increasing the restaurants' sales so that even more will want to participate
next year.

Six of our members currently are contacting restaurants.  If you have a
favorite Dilworth restaurant or know a decision maker in a Dilworth
restaurant, please contact Kate Richards (
<mailto:krichards at carolina.rr.com> krichards at carolina.rr.com).  If you would
like to design the email invitation which will be sent to the 3,300 District
Rotarians and forwarded to club members' friends and relatives, please also
contact Kate.

Put it on your calendar now - November 4th.  Restaurants will be named in a
later email.  Thank you so much for your help and your participation!

Rotary District 7680’s Second Flight of Honor 

Pays Tribute to 123 World War II Veterans

Last Saturday 123 men and women from all branches of the service went on
their Flight of Honor to Washington, D.C. to visit the World War II Memorial
and other sites of interest to the veterans.  Included on the flight were
long-time member Harry Stewart whom the club sponsored, Army Nurse Carol
Ritter, a Guardian also sponsored by our Club.

IMG_3626 Joy and Dana

Photo by Rotarian Mary Ellis

Joy Rucker surprised her grandfather, Dana Rucker, by seeing him off on his
Flight of HonorIMG_3628 Stewart

Photo by Rotarian Mary Ellis

Harry Stewart, long-time member of Dilworth Rotary, with Lamar Gunter before
Harry’s Flight of Honor.

Good Reading in October Rotarian

The October issue of Rotarian contains some good articles, including one on
‘How Rotary survived the Great Depression” on page 44.

The other featured articles are:

Page 28: “Montreal in motion”  The 2010 RI Convention meets in Canada’s
cosmopolitan, multicultural city for great food, vibrant neighborhoods, and
four centuries of architecture.  

Page 40: “The bitter and the sweet”  Suppose Twitter had been available
during crucial moments in history. Word would have gotten out much faster.

Rotary Leadership Institute Schedules

Courses in Carolinas Locations

Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a series of fast-paced, interactive,
one-day courses offered to refine a Rotarian's leadership skills and
increase their base of knowledge in Rotary.   

Courses are fun, topical, interactive, and geared toward busy business and
professional persons who want to be more effective leaders in their vocation
and club and more knowledgeable Rotarians. 

There are a total of 3 one-day classes, called part I, II and III.  All
three sessions are offered at the following nearby locations in the
Fall-2009 to Spring-2010. 

 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090221moo_nc/090221mornc.html> October 10,
2009
 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090221moo_nc/090221mornc.html> Saturday

 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090221nor_va/20090221norva.html> Greenville,
SC

I, II, III

 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090221nor_va/20090221norva.html> October 16,
2009 
Note:  <http://www.rli33.org/events/090221nor_va/20090221norva.html> Friday

 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090221nor_va/20090221norva.html> Beaufort, SC

I, II, III

 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090228cha_wv/090228chawv.html> November 14,
2009
 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090228cha_wv/090228chawv.html> Saturday 

Duncan, SC 
(Just E of Greenville, SC)

I, II, III 

 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090321fai_va/090321faiva.html> December 4,
2009
 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090321fai_va/090321faiva.html> Note:  Friday

 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090321fai_va/090321faiva.html> High Point, NC

I, II, III

2010 Spring

Feb. 13, 2010  <http://www.rli33.org/events/090404for_sc/090404forsc.html>
Saturday 

 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090404for_sc/090404forsc.html> Mooresville, NC

I, II, III

March 27, 2010
 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090418ash_nc/090418ashnc.html> Saturday

 <http://www.rli33.org/events/090418ash_nc/090418ashnc.html> Greenville, SC 

I, II, III

April 17, 2010 
Saturday

Asheville, NC

I, II, III

All sessions are from 8:30 a.m. until 3-4:00 p.m. and include lunch and
snacks.   
Note:  Register on line at www.ril33.org.  Registration closes 8 days prior
to a scheduled event day in order to allow for proper scheduling of faculty
and preparation of hand-out materials. 

Cost is $95 per person per day.   

See www.rli33.org for full schedule in nearby states. For additional
information contact Club Trainer David Kirkpatrick, Training Consultant.

News about Members

It was good to see Gus Psomadakis back with us last Friday. We hope your
recovery continues to progress.

David Kirkpatrick’s daughter, Amanda Kirkpatrick, has received the Charlotte
Young Professional Award from the Charlotte Chapter of the Public Relations
Society of America.  The PRSA Charlotte Young Professional Award honors a
younger member of the chapter, with less than seven years of industry
experience, who exemplifies strong professional capabilities, leadership
qualities, service to the public relations community and a respected
character. Amanda is an account manager at Carolina PR & Marketing.

Happy Anniversary

Freda and Nick Nicholson, Sept. 24

Gloria and John Barringer, Sept. 30

Programs

Sept. 25         “The U.S. Postal Service” – Charlotte Postmaster Tom Kelly
and 

Leslie Frick of the Charlotte Regional Post Office.

Oct. 2              “Ten Environmental Issues Facing the Charlotte Region”
-- Bruce 

                        Henderson, Charlotte Observer environmental
reporter. 

Oct. 9              Emily C. Anderson, Vice Consul, Second Secretary,
American Embassy, 

                        Vienna, Austria

Oct. 16            Rotary Foundation Program by Dewey Jenkins, Chair of the
club’s Rotary 

                        Foundation Committee

Oct. 23            “Childhood Obesity and School Food” – Angela Calamia,
Charlotte-

                        Mecklenburg Schools nutritionist

Oct. 30            “Barter: The Hows and Whys” – Bill Bailey

Nov. 6 `           “The Alta Cayma Project” 

Coming Events

Sept. 29         Annual Mecklenburg County joint Rotary Luncheon at the
Blake Hotel.  

Jim Brinkley, Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Global Private
Client Group, will be the guest speaker

Oct. 15            Coat and Jacket Drive for Crisis Assistance Ministry
ends.

Oct. 17            The Rotary Club of Lake Norman – Huntersville’s 11th
Annual Wine 

                        Spectacular at 7 p.m. in Northstone Country Club now
offering 

                        ONLINE TICKETS
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102680495178&s=236&e=001i77E6G8eE_9EuyT2xIBjStVPw
pz3mu4mIJS55ZPMLgyZ-0iskGRz90dEJ_m4jTRSfbOA6nAQKBO9sGPi01WRXgAjZRyHKjPP4o5Px
ti3Iyuj8N9tUzsAe1F4ywwiKoVX1GLqEZnfUkHWmX7lydLPJGip0EekIGJ2bQwt1CdrW6x_bxBFv
XkVAQ==> .  The USO of NC, Charlotte Center is the beneficiary

 of the Champagne Diamond Reverse Raffle.

Oct. 19            First Annual Ballantyne Rotary Golf Tournament at the TPC
at Piper Glen 

                        Country Club.  Registration is 9-10 a.m.

Nov. 4             Dilworth Charities Restaurant Night

Nov. 16          Rotary Foundation Banquet at the Embassy Suites Hotel in
Concord.

Jan. 30           Mid-Year Assembly – Time and place to be announced.

Feb. 13           Rotary Leadership Institute, Mooresville, Courses I, II
and III

Service Opportunities

339222417 at 28062007-0F2F

Donate gently used and new coats and jackets to Crisis
AssistanceMinistry.Bring coats and jackets to meetings through Oct. 15.

Weekly at Meetings:

International Projects - 

·      Participate in the weekly lottery.  Half the proceeds go to benefit
our

      International projects. 

·     CART - Donate your loose change to the Alzheimer's research project by

           tossing it into the blue bucket at the check-in table.  

Have News for The Dilworthian

Have news for The Dilworthian? Deadline is each Tuesday at 9 p.m. Call Lamar
Gunter, 704/525-0569 or e-mail to Lamar at gunter4283 at bellsouth.net  

Dilworth Rotary's Web site is a valuable source of information on committee
chairs, upcoming programs and events, projects and other club matters.
Other important Rotary links on the Web are
<http://www.rotarydistrict7680.org/> www.rotarydistrict7680.org and
<http://www.rotary.org/> www.rotary.org, the Rotary International Web site. 

Please report changes of e-mail address by using the "contact us" feature on
the Charlotte Dilworth South End Rotary Web site.  Please report changes of
postal mailing address to Tricia King, assistant secretary-treasurer,
<mailto:thekings at carolina.rr.com> thekings at carolina.rr.com, or P. O. Box
471211, Charlotte, NC, 28247-1211.

Make-Up Opportunities

All  makeups should be mailed to Tricia King, Dilworth Rotary, Post Office
Box 471211,  Charlotte, NC 28247-1211. Club projects and committee meetings
count as make-ups.  All meetings listed below are at 12:30 p.m. unless
otherwise indicated.

MONDAY

Charlotte North - Byron's South End, 101 W. Worthington Ave.

Matthews - The Senior Center, 1050 DeVore Lane, Matthews, NC 28105 

Charlotte Top-of-the-Week  -  7:30 a.m., Dunhhill Hotel, 237 North Tryon,
uptown.

Charlotte South  -  Zebra Restaurant on Sharon Road in SouthPark. 

TUESDAY

Charlotte – Crowne Plaza, 201 S. McDowell St. 

Charlotte University City  -  7:30 a.m., University Hilton, 8629 J. M.
Keynes Dr.

WEDNESDAY

Charlotte West  -  Carolina Golf and Country Club, 2415 Old Steele Creek Rd.

North Mecklenburg - 12:15 p.m.  -  Peninsula Country Club, Hwy 73, W. Jetton
Rd., Cornelius

Charlotte SouthPark - 7:30 a.m. Marriott SouthPark Hotel, 2200 Rexford Rd.

THURSDAY

Charlotte East  -  Red Rocks Café, 4223 Providence Rd.  

Lake Norman-Huntersville - 7:30 a.m. NorthStone Country Club, 15801
Northstone Rd.

Waxhaw-Weddington - 7:30 a.m. in Rippington's Restaurant in Waxhaw.

Mint Hill - 7:30 am at Pine Lake Country Club, Mint Hill 

FRIDAY

Mecklenburg  County-South  -  7:30 a.m., Raintree  Country Club, 8600
Raintree Lane

Ballantyne Rotary – Piper Glen County Club, 4300 Piper Glen Dr., 

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